1962
1957Total Constituencies: 40
Madras Lok Sabha Election 1962 covered all 40 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 45.26% and won 30 seats, while the DMK received 18.64% of the vote and won 7 seats. The SWA won 0 seats with 10.47% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Madras.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 30 | 45.26% | 45.26% | 56,23,013 | |
| 18 | 7 | 18.64% | 41.67% | 23,15,610 | |
| SWA | 16 | 0 | 10.47% | 25.61% | 13,00,526 |
| 14 | 2 | 10.24% | 28.14% | 12,72,313 | |
| IND | 28 | 0 | 7.51% | 10.71% | 9,33,150 |
| PSP | 5 | 0 | 1.68% | 13.87% | 2,09,101 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Madras North | P. Srinivasan | INC | 1,22,160 | Abdus Samad | ML | 1,13,311 | 8,849 | 2.73 |
| Madras South | K. Manoharan | DMK | 1,51,917 | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC | 89,771 | 62,146 | 18.3 |
| Sriperumbudur (Sc) | P. Sivasankaran | DMK | 1,57,733 | K. Munuswamy | INC | 1,42,361 | 15,372 | 5.12 |
| Chingleput | O. V. Alagesan | INC | 1,69,988 | S. Krishnaswamy | IND | 1,50,110 | 19,878 | 6.2 |
| Tiruvallur | V. Govindaswamy Naidu | INC | 1,57,343 | M. Gopal | DMK | 1,43,908 | 13,435 | 4.09 |
| Vellore | Abdull Wahid | INC | 1,14,872 | N. Sivaraj | REP | 90,906 | 23,966 | 8.56 |
| Wandiwash (Sc) | Jayaraman | INC | 1,11,053 | M. Krishnasami | REP | 1,00,256 | 10,797 | 3.83 |
| Tiruvannamalai | Dharmalingam | DMK | 1,41,254 | G. Neelakantan | INC | 1,37,528 | 3,726 | 1.3 |
| Tindivanam | R. Venkatasubba Reddiar | INC | 1,32,330 | K. Ramamoorthi Goundar | SWA | 1,18,033 | 14,297 | 5.23 |
| Cuddalore | T. Ramabadra Naidu | DMK | 1,60,811 | T.D. Muthukumaraswami Naidu | INC | 1,25,424 | 35,387 | 11.3 |
| Chidambaram | R. Kangagosabai | INC | 1,40,731 | R. Thillaivaillalan | DMK | 1,36,671 | 4,060 | 1.29 |
| Tirukoilur (Sc) | L. Elaya Perumal | INC | 1,34,815 | C. Govindaraju | DMK | 1,17,115 | 17,700 | 7.02 |
| Tiruppattur | R. Muthu Gounder | DMK | 1,51,938 | Duraiswami Goundan | INC | 1,18,303 | 33,635 | 11.42 |
| Krishnagiri | K. Rajaram | DMK | 1,27,508 | C. R. Narasimhan | INC | 1,18,907 | 8,601 | 3.29 |
| Salem | S. V. Ramaswamy | INC | 1,47,525 | K. Rajagopal | DMK | 1,35,787 | 11,738 | 3.92 |
| Tiruchengode | P. Subbarayan | INC | 1,09,799 | S. Kandappan | DMK | 97,635 | 12,164 | 4.84 |
| Namakkal (Sc) | V. K. Ramaswamy | INC | 1,18,603 | M. P. Vadivelu | DMK | 1,09,652 | 8,951 | 3.31 |
| Erode | Paramasiva Gounder | INC | 1,56,739 | Narayanan | DMK | 1,17,561 | 39,178 | 11.43 |
| Gohichettipalayam | P. G. Karuthiruman | INC | 1,42,993 | K. M. Ramasami Gounder | IND | 71,558 | 71,435 | 24.86 |
| Nilgiris | Akkamma Devi | INC | 1,63,420 | M. E. Madhanan | CPI | 75,299 | 88,121 | 28.33 |
| Coimbatore | P. R. Ramakrishnan | INC | 1,51,019 | Parvathi Krishnan | CPI | 1,08,458 | 42,561 | 11.01 |
| Pollachi | C. Subramaniam | INC | 1,76,512 | R. M. Ramasami | SWA | 76,415 | 1,00,097 | 31.99 |
| Periyakulam | Malaichamy Thevar | INC | 1,46,829 | Muthaih | IND | 1,43,930 | 2,899 | 0.96 |
| Madurai | N. M. R. Subbaraman | INC | 1,40,574 | K. T. K. Tangamani | CPI | 1,23,386 | 17,188 | 4.83 |
| Melur (Sc) | P. Maruthaiah | INC | 1,55,629 | V. S. Sivaprakasam | SWA | 1,42,710 | 12,919 | 4.34 |
| Dindigul | T. S. Soundaram Ramachandram | INC | 1,38,574 | M. S. Abdul Khader | DMK | 84,921 | 53,653 | 16.74 |
| Karur | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | INC | 1,39,385 | P. Ponnambala Gounder | SWA | 1,00,229 | 39,156 | 13.65 |
| Tiruchirapali | K. Anada Nambiar | CPI | 1,56,706 | M. K. M. Abdul Salam | INC | 1,47,332 | 9,374 | 2.86 |
| Perambalur | Era Sezhiyan | DMK | 1,88,926 | M. Palaniyandi | INC | 1,33,536 | 55,390 | 16.39 |
| Pudukkottai | R. Umanath | CPI | 1,34,162 | L. Alagusundaram Chettiar | INC | 1,03,944 | 30,218 | 10.13 |
| Kumbakonam | C. R. Pattabiraman | INC | 1,55,389 | T. K. Srinivasan | DMK | 1,44,490 | 10,899 | 3.31 |
| Mayuram (Sc) | Maragatham | INC | 1,49,330 | Subirravelu | DMK | 1,06,059 | 43,271 | 13.26 |
| Nagapattinam | Gopalsamy Thenkondar | INC | 1,61,421 | C. Kandasamy Thevar | CPI | 1,29,004 | 32,417 | 9.24 |
| Thanjavur | Vairava Thevar | INC | 1,43,185 | Vallatharasu | PSP | 1,15,112 | 28,073 | 8.54 |
| Ramanathapuram | N. Arunachalam | INC | 1,45,396 | Salivateeswaran | SWA | 1,14,513 | 30,883 | 8.74 |
| Aruppukkottai | U. Muthu Ramalinga Thevar | FB | 1,75,772 | Arumugasami | INC | 1,55,919 | 19,853 | 5.84 |
| Koilpatti (Sc) | S. C. Balakrishnan | INC | 1,50,175 | Velu Kudumban | SWA | 93,843 | 56,332 | 17.98 |
| Tirunelveli | Muthiah | INC | 1,51,822 | Mariadas Ruthnasamy | SWA | 1,29,803 | 22,019 | 6.92 |
| Tenkasai | M. P. Swamy | INC | 1,65,169 | S. A. Muruganandam | CPI | 93,729 | 71,440 | 22.13 |
| Nagercoil | A. Nesamony | INC | 1,57,208 | P. Vivekananda | IND | 81,587 | 75,621 | 27.12 |